Robert Foster — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Summit-County, Ohio

Our Model Tree links this Robert Foster across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Summit-County, Ohio (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents Ben & Sophia — first a head (b.~1912), then head of a 5-person household.

Age 28 b. ~1912 Male Head Born: Ohio Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Summit-County, Ohio
Surname	Foster
Given Name	Robert
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	28
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Ohio
1935 Residence (City)	Akron City
1935 Residence (County)	Summit
Additional Details
Occupation	Oiler
Industry	Match Mfg. Co.
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	44
Income (1939)	754
Highest Grade	H 1
1935 Residence	Same Place
Birth State	Ohio
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	ohio
Occupation	Oiler
Township / Ward	Akron City
Est. Birth Year	~1912

Household Members

Census records only state relationship to the household head. Pairwise kinship is derived (~90–95% accurate), not recorded. Step/blended families and boarders can break it.

5 people recorded at the same address in the 1940 census.

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Robert	Age	Birth yr
Robert Foster	Head	—	28	~1912
Jacob Serena	Other	—	25	~1915
Robert Foster	Son	—	4	~1936
Carl Foster	Son	—	2	~1938
Janet Foster	Spouse	—	28	~1912

Census Appearances

1920

Summit, Ohio

Son, age 8

Summit, Ohio · implied b. ~1912 — 9 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Foster
Given Name	Robert
Relationship to Head	son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	8
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Ohio
Father's Birthplace	Ohio
Mother's Birthplace	Pennsylvania
Birth State	Ohio
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	ohio

1930

Summit, Ohio

Son, age 18

Summit, Ohio · implied b. ~1912 — 7 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Foster
Given Name	Robert
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	18
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Ohio
Father's Birthplace	Ohio
Mother's Birthplace	Penn
Occupation	Laborer
Industry	Rubber
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Ohio
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	ohio

1940

Summit-County, Ohio

Head, age 28

Summit-County, Ohio · implied b. ~1912 — 5 household members

Surname	Foster
Given Name	Robert
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	28
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Ohio
1935 Residence (City)	Akron City
1935 Residence (County)	Summit
Occupation	Oiler
Industry	Match Mfg. Co.
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	44
Income (1939)	754
Highest Grade	H 1
1935 Residence	Same Place
Birth State	Ohio
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	ohio

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Our Model Tree links Robert Foster across 3 US Census years (1920, 1930 and 1940) in 2 locations, using XGBoost record linkage. Identified parents: father Ben Foster (~0.92 confidence) and mother Sophia Foster (~0.92 confidence). The pedigree spans 1 generation with 2 identified ancestors.

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Gen 1 Parents confidence ≈ 0.92

Father

Ben Foster

b. ~1876

Source father

● Household · direct · ~0.92

Mother

Sophia Foster

b. ~1880

Source mother

● Household · direct · ~0.92

This person

Anchor record

Robert Foster

Head · 1940 · age 28 · b. ~1912 · Ohio

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Confirmed / household (~0.90+) Probable / derived (~0.65–0.89) Candidate (<0.65, unverified)

Original Census Page

1940 US Federal Census — Summit-County, Ohio Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-03181-00327)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Lloyd Cain	19	Son	Street Paving	Alabama
2	Henry Smith	54	Head	Grading	Georgia
3	Mildred Smith	51	Wife	—	Georgia
4	Solomon Foulk	78	Head	—	Ohio
5	Howard Foulk	40	Son	Pressator	Ohio
6	Nicholas Fleischinder	53	Head	Carpenter	France
7	Mattie Fleischinder	44	Wife	—	Pennsylvania
8	Robert Foster THIS PERSON	28	Head	Oiler	Ohio
9	Janet Foster	28	Wife	—	Pennsylvania
10	Robert Foster	4	Son	—	Ohio
11	Carl Foster	2	Son	—	Ohio
12	Jacob Serena	25	Nephew	Carpenter	Pennsylvania
13	Russell Borden	59	Head	Grater In Shipping Room	New York
14	Henry Borden	56	Head	Line Builder	New York
15	Louie Borden	62	Wife	—	New York
16	Mildred Borden	33	Daughter	Saleslady	New York
17	Lilly Borden	31	Daughter	Saleslady	New York
18	Martin Borden	23	Son	Tire Builder	New York
19	Felix Barr	70	Head	—	Ohio
20	Katie Barr	67	Wife	—	New York
21	Charles Woodford	31	Head	Structural Engineer	Ohio
22	Nina Woodford	30	Wife	—	West Virginia
23	Charles Woodford	12	Son	—	Ohio
24	Rollin Woodford	8	Son	—	Ohio
25	Henry Grow	45	Head	Chipper In Iron Plant	West Virginia
26	Bonnie Grow	39	Wife	Saleslady	West Virginia
27	Charles Grow	19	Son	—	West Virginia
28	Thomas White	62	Lodger	School Policeman	Ireland
29	Anthony Lehr	44	Head	Machinist	Maryland
30	Beatrice Lehr	40	Wife	—	Maryland
31	Thomas Lehr	20	Son	Bench Worker	Maryland
32	Helen Lehr	16	Daughter	—	Pennsylvania
33	Jane French	65	Mother	Practical Nurse	Maryland
34	Walter Cross	44	Head	Calendar Helper	Pennsylvania
35	Blanche Cross	44	Wife	—	Ohio
36	Walter Cross	28	Son	Service Man Steel Products	Ohio
37	Harry Cross	21	Son	New Worker	Ohio
38	Russell Cross	15	Son	—	Ohio
39	Eugene Cross	4	Son	—	Ohio
40	Jesse Dorton	42	Head	Pressure Man	Virginia

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Gen 1 · 2 parents ~0.92

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This record was independently indexed by YourRoots from the 1940 United States Federal Census (NARA). Our Model Tree links this person across census decades using XGBoost-based record linkage, with per-link confidence scores. Household corroboration strengthens the signal when co-residents appear on the same census pages in multiple years.

Source: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)

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